"It means a lot of of detours, lots of time lost on transportation instead of being with their families, with their children. It means a lot of money lost in time, in gas. It's a nightmare."

The summer commute will be a nightmare, predicted Chateauguay resident Jacques Dumouchel, who takes the bridge every day to work for a ventilation company.

"I got two jobs on the West Island this morning, and I gotta come back after it, so imagine. I don't know what time I'm gonna finish. It's incredible. I think I'm gonna hang myself somewhere. It would be better."

The AMT is adding six new daily week day departures on the Candiac commuter train line, to provide South Shore commuters another option to get into the city.